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I noticed the M2 field guns have a channel machined out of the top of the receiver which i’m assuming gives better sight along the rib of a field barrel. The M2 tactical does not have this channel and is drilled/tapped for ghost ring or rifle sights etc. Wondering if you put a field barrel on an M2 tactical receiver can you see down the rib to the bead ok or does the rounded top of the tactical receiver block your line of sight?

Yeah they use to offer it with a 21” barrel. Before they updated the M2 with the new forend grip shape. Makes for a great handling gun and can double as a home defence gun. So I’m trying to find a “new old stock” one.

It looks like they no longer make the M2 field with a 21” barrel? Anybody seen one for sale anywhere? Only one I can find is the John Wick version for $5K lol. I’m assuming www.benelligunstore.com and www.benellifirearmsshop.com are scam websites? They are showing them in stock but they seem scammy.

Thanks for your response benelliwerkes. I just received a response from benelli Italy and they said the factory holes in my M2 Tactical receiver are in fact 8-40 NS2. I'm not sure what the NS2 stands for. That goes against the reports i've read in this forum that they are M4 x .75 although those claims were in regards to a benelli M4 not an M2. Maybe they are different or maybe they have recently changed to 8-40 as those screws are more common...

Update: I probed Benelli USA a bit further and asked "Do you know the exact thread size/pitch of the mounting holes on the M2? If I know that I can make my own plugs from screws." Their response was: "We use the 8-40 threads" I'm not sure if the CS rep is saying that the threads in the M2 reciver are actually 8-40 not M4x.75 or that they just use 8-40 plug screws. It would be good to have a definitive answer so i've sent a query to Benelli Italy. CT

Hi All, I have a M2 Tactical which has 4 holes drilled in the receiver for a weaver rail and another couple of holes for the rear ghost ring sight. I'm wanting to source some plug screws for these holes for when I swap out the barrel to a field one for duck shooting. Currently the 4 holes for the rail have the plastic plugs in them from the factory but i'd still like to get actual plug screws in case I use a rail at some point then want to remove it. According to this thread the holes on an M4 are metric M4x.75 not SAE #8-40. Is this the same for the M2? And also are the two holes for the ghost ring sight the same size as the 4 for the rail? Has anybody found a source for plug screws that are the correct size? I sent Benelli CS a query about this and asked for exact thread size and whether they have plug screws and all I got in response was "Most people will use a crew and grind it off flush on the inside." Which didn't really answer any of my questions. You would think they would stock these screws. CT